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Walthers HO scale drive-in theater structure kit Price: $49.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Comments: A drive-in theater can be an eye-catching feature on a model train layout. Now Walthers is rolling out its Skyview Drive-In, a styrene structure kit that lets you use a tablet computer […]
Atlas HO scale 50-foot double-door boxcar Price: $32.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Road names: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; Canadian National; Maine Central; New York, New Haven & Hartford; St. Louis Southwestern; and Union Pacific (two numbers each). Era: 1957 to 1983 (as decorated) Comments: […]
FLEMINGTON, N.J. – The Black River & Western Railroad will celebrate the 50th anniversary of operating tourist passenger trains this month. On May 16, a train for railroad employees and invited guests will commemorate the railroad’s inaugural run from Flemington, which occurred on May 16, 1965. New Jersey Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim will […]
CHICAGO – The board of directors of the Tom E. Dailey Foundation approved nine rail-related grants at its May 2 quarterly board meeting. Since its creation in 2013, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $380,300. The awards included the following: Chicago & North Western Historical Society, North Riverside, Ill.: $1,500 The C&WHS collection includes some […]
A pair of test units at Toimi, Minn., on May 6. David C. Schauer SILVER BAY, Minn. – On Wednesday, Minnesota iron ore-hauling railroad Northshore Mining ran its first taconite train with two leased CIT EMD SD9043MACs. CIT Nos. 130 and 133 are on lease to Northshore for two years. They will be used primarily […]
‘Glenbrook’ after its multi-year restoration. Nevada State Railroad Museum CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Railroad Museum will publicly unveil the completed restoration of its Baldwin 2-6-0, the Glenbrook, at a dedication ceremony later this month. The 1875-built narrow gauge, Mogul-type freight locomotive has been on the grounds of the Carson City museum since […]
No. 911 in its official company portrait. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled the newest addition to its honorary locomotive fleet on Wednesday. NS Altoona-built SD60E No. 911 honors the country’s hard-working emergency first responders in the law enforcement, fire, and EMS professions. The locomotive was rolled out at the Altoona shops […]
A granite train on the Washington County Railroad at Barre. Kevin Burkholder GRANITEVILLE, Vt. – Vermont Rail System’s Washington County Railroad Granite Division will see a rebirth in May as granite is again moved from the Rock of Ages Quarry site for the Army Corps of Engineers. Trains make the trek from Graniteville to Montpelier […]
ATLANTA – Amtrak will open an information technology office in metropolitan Atlanta later this summer. The new office will be located at Concourse Office Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. Workers there will support Amtrak operations nationwide. Amtrak officials say the railroad will employ as many as 200 more people in the office in five years. […]
WalthersProto HO scale GP30 diesel locomotive Featuring a high level of protoypical detail and available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder, the WalthersProto HO scale GP30 captures the sights and sounds of its second-generation prototype. The decoder delivers realistic sound on direct-current and DCC layouts. In the early 1960s, General Electric had severed […]
Simpson Lumber at Shelton, Wash., in September 2013. Justin Franz SHELTON, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest’s last logging railroad will shut down at the end of June. On Tuesday, the Simpson Lumber Co. announced it had sold its sawmill operations in Shelton to Sierra Pacific Industries. In a separate announcement, SPI stated it would not […]
SPENCER, N.C. – Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 will be moved from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Cass Scenic Railroad next month. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will load the locomotive and parts on May 19, and deliver it to the Cass Scenic shops in Cass, W.Va., on […]
